Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) recently inked two term loan facility agreements amounting to Php 77 billion, enabling the sale of PLDT's telecom towers to international tower operators

On March 20, 2023, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) issued the Rules and Regulations Implementing the amended Public Service Act (PSA IRR). It took effect on April 4, 2023.

In 2025, the Philippine agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector contributed 7.9% of the total Philippine GDP and reported a full-year growth of 3.1%.

SyCipLaw has contributed a special report with Conventus Law on renewable energy, providing an overview of the current regulatory framework and key developments shaping the renewable energy (RE) sector in the Philippines.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for July.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department addresses six critical tax questions in its first quarter 2026 bulletin, examining issues from the Solicitor General's entitlement to compromise payments to the implementation of the new Single-Instance Audit Framework. The publication explores complex scenarios involving branch profits remittance taxes, documentary stamp tax on international loan transactions, VAT procedures for ecozone purchases, and the handling of tax liabilities during regulatory transitions.

On January 31, 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") issued Labor Advisory No. 6, series of 2020, which prescribes the period for: [a] the payment and/or the release of the final pay; and [b] the issuance of Certificate of Employment to employees who are terminated from their employment.

The Philippine Department of Justice ("DOJ") has issued an opinion to the effect that the exploration, development and utilization ("EDU") of solar, wind, hydro and ocean...

Concepts such as "circular economy", "plastic neutrality", and "sustainable consumption and production" became part of Philippine statutory law with the enactment of Republic Act No. 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022 (the "EPRA").

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ("BSP"; the Philippine Central Bank) issued BSP Circular No. 1149, series of 2022 (Guidelines on the Integration of Sustainability Principles in Investment Activities of Banks).

SyCipLaw has just published the SyCipLaw TMT and Data Bulletin covering significant Philippine legal and regulatory developments in the technology, media, telecommunications and data space, from late 2022 to the first quarter of 2023.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared an international edition of its Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for the third quarter of 2021.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department addresses five critical tax questions facing Philippine taxpayers, including local government unit payment disputes, Court of Tax Appeals jurisdiction over regulatory fees, fiscal incentives under the Natural Gas Industry Development Act, cross-border service taxation, and local tax treatment of businesses with CREATE Act incentives.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for August. The SyCipLaw T.I.P.S. for August 2025 covers the following tax issues...

Generally, no. In City of Davao v. ARC Investors, Inc., (G.R. No. 249668 (Resolution), July 13, 2022), the Supreme Court noted that while local government units ("LGU") have the power to impose local

Republic Act No. 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, is a landmark environmental legislation designed to meet the country's waste management problems. I

Under the Renewable Energy Act (Republic Act No. 9513) (the "RE Act"), it is a policy of the state to increase the utilization of renewable energy ("RE") by institutionalizing the development of national and local capabilities in the use of RE systems.

Senate Bill No. 1846 entitled "An Act Protecting Consumers and Merchants Engaged in Internet Transactions, Creating for this Purpose the Electronic Commerce Bureau, Appropriating Funds therefor...

SyCipLaw's Tax Department addresses eight critical tax issues in their February 2026 bulletin, ranging from refund claim documentation requirements to the validation of Letters of Authority.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared an international edition of its Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for the second quarter of 2025